Where does “dił bee łichíʼígíí” come from?

dił bee łichíʼígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo dił, from Proto-Athabaskan *dəɬ — blood.

dił bee łichíʼígíí (Navajo): hemoglobin

Definitions

  1. hemoglobin

Ancestry of “dił bee łichíʼígíí”, step by step

dił bee łichíʼígíí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dił

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodiłblood; blood sausage
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəɬblood

via Navajo bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobeewith, by means of, by means of it

via Navajo łichííʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołichííʼhe/she/it is red; the colour red; a penny
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *dəɬ →Every word from Navajo dił →
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